Create Dormer Dialog Box
Architectural, Framer
Select the dormer properties in the dialog box.
Dialog Box Options
- Add a Wall
- Select the check box when you want to add walls to a dormer. Select the wall type of the front wall by clicking the Select button. Select the wall library, wall type and wall.
- Front wall (top), Side wall (top)
- Select either of the following as the locating height of the top end of the front wall and side walls:
- Front wall (bottom), Side wall (bottom)
- Select either of the following as the locating height of the bottom end of the front wall and side walls:
- Front overhang, Side overhang
- Type the overhang values of the dormer in the text field. Note: The overhang is the distance of the eave from the exterior side of the wall frame.
- Select drawing-model pair for front wall
- By default, all components are added in the active drawing-model pair. If necessary, you can select a different drawing-model pair for the front wall by clicking Select. Select the drawing-model pair from a button menu.
- Add a Window
- Select this check box when you want to add a window to the front wall of the dormer. In addition, select the following:
- Number of windows - Select 1, 2 or 3 windows.
- Space between windows - When you add 2 or 3 windows, enter the space between the windows to the text field.
- Window model (main) - Select the window from the window library by clicking Select. When you add 2 windows, both windows are main windows. When you add 3 windows, the middle window is the main window.
- Window model (outer) - When you add 3 windows, select the outermost windows from the window library by clicking Select. The middle window is the main window.
- Header height from floor
- Type the height of the top edge of the window in relation to the floor surface. Type the height of the floor surface in the Floor height field.
- Floor height
- Enter the height of the top surface of the floor.
- When you select Start from main roof for the bottom end of the wall, enter the value 0 as the floor height.
- When you select Start from floor height for the bottom end of the wall, enter the height of the floor’s top surface.
- Create hole in main roof
- When this check box is selected, the program will create a hole in the main roof. The border lines of the hole are determined by the inner surfaces of the walls.Note: If you remove the dormer or the walls of a dormer, the hole will remain in the main roof. You can remove the hole by removing the edge points of the hole with the function Delete an Edge Point.